Home › Words › S › socratistsocratistsocratist means A disciple or follower of Socrates.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, socratist ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Socrates + -ist.nounA disciple or follower of Socrates.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.socratic 69% match — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophy or methods. vs socratist →socratically 64% match — In a manner of Socratic irony, or with regards to Socrates. vs socratist →antisocratic 61% match — contrary to the philosophy of Socrates vs socratist →platonist 57% match — A member of the philosophical school of thought established by Plato; a believer in Platonism. vs socratist →academic 56% match — Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. vs socratist →timocrat 56% match — A supporter of, or ruler in, timocracy. vs socratist →morosoph 55% match — A philosophical or learned fool. vs socratist →consectator 55% match — An imitator or disciple. vs socratist →